DUBAI: Cricket monthly has shortlisted the top five players to crown greatest One Day International (ODI) cricketer which will be revealed next week.
The list includes Indian star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, Master of swing bowling former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram, Australia’s best wicketkeeper cum batsman Adam Gilchrist, West Indian legend Sir Vivian Richards and Indian skipper MS Dhoni.
One of these contenders will be crown the greatest one-day cricketer of all time, in an exercise conducted by the Cricket Monthly.
The jury’s choice of the five greatest comprise two gamechanging keeper-batsmen, a magician fast bowler, and two colossal batsmen.
The Cricket Monthly’s 50-member jury includes legendary cricketers Ian Chappell, Clive Lloyd, Martin Crowe, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting and Graeme Smith; veteran commentators Tony Cozier, Mark Nicholas, Mike Haysman and Sanjay Manjrekar; and respected writers Gideon Haigh, Mike Coward, Suresh Menon and Mike Selvey.
“No one does numbers better than us,” said ESPNcricinfo’s editor-inchief Sambit Bal, “but we also know that numbers don’t always tell the full story. Which is why we rely on the cumulative wisdom of those who should know for our awards.
The March issue of the Cricket Monthly published on Tuesday, 10 March, will include full results of the poll, celebrations of the top five, an interview with the winner of the title, and more.
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